Image formation processing simulation apparatus and image formation processing simulation method

Abstract

An image formation processing simulation apparatus includes: an acceptance unit that accepts image data targeted for image formation processing in an image formation processing device; a performing unit that performs a simulation of image formation processing for which the image data in the image formation processing device is targeted using the image data; a failure management unit that determines whether or not failure occurs in the simulation; and an output unit that outputs information about a result of the determination by the failure management unit.

1 . An image formation processing simulation apparatus comprising: 
 an acceptance unit that accepts image data targeted for image formation processing in an image formation processing device;    a performing unit that performs a simulation of image formation processing for which the image data in the image formation processing device is targeted using the image data;    a failure management unit that determines whether or not failure occurs in the simulation; and    an output unit that outputs information about a result of the determination by the failure management unit.    
   
   
       2 . The image formation processing simulation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein, when determined that failure occurs in the simulation, the failure management unit examines a cause of the occurring failure, and 
 wherein the output unit outputs information about a result of the examination.    
   
   
       3 . The image formation processing simulation apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising a storage unit that stores a database for associating failure which may occur in the image formation processing device with measures against the failure, 
 wherein the failure management unit determines measures against failure occurring in the simulation based on the database and a result of the examination, and    wherein the output unit outputs information about the determined measures.    
   
   
       4 . The image formation processing simulation apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the performing unit performs a simulation of image formation processing for which the image data is targeted using a change program in which at least a part of the program used in image formation processing for which the image data is targeted in the image formation processing device is changed, and 
 wherein the failure management unit determines whether or not failure occurs in a simulation using the change program and when the failure does not occur, the failure management unit generates information about the change program, and    wherein the output unit outputs the information about the change program.    
   
   
       5 . The image formation processing simulation apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the acceptance unit accepts the image data targeted for image formation processing in which failure occurs in the image formation processing device, and 
 wherein the performing unit performs a reproduction simulation of image formation processing for which the image data is targeted using a program used in the image formation processing in which the failure occurs in the image formation processing device and also performs a change simulation of image formation processing for which the image data is targeted using the change program, and    wherein the failure management unit determines whether or not the failure occurs in each of the reproduction simulation and the change simulation and when the failure occurs in the reproduction simulation and the failure does not occur in the change simulation, the failure management unit generates information about the change program.    
   
   
       6 . The image formation processing simulation apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the failure management unit associates the failure with information about the change program and holds the failure and the information when the failure occurs in the reproduction simulation and the failure does not occur in the change simulation.  
   
   
       7 . The image formation processing simulation method comprising: 
 accepting image data targeted for image formation processing in an image formation processing device;    performing a simulation of image formation processing for which the image data in the image formation processing device is targeted using the image data;    determining whether or not failure occurs in the simulation; and    outputting information about a result of the determination.